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modot -- obama can have medicare. another one right, you pay taxes on your life and then the government takes what little you did make. if you are over 67 you should not pay for anything. let's go to ernest on the republican line. ernest, are you there? caller: yes, i am. apparently, i have been on medicaid and medicare for almost all of my life since i was disabled as a child. all i see on the democrat side is always copiague -- is always copays. some people cannot afford that. i see a lot of people go sick. i support ron paul and romney because i think their proposal is a better solution for the poor people. host: talking about paul reihan's medicare proposal. can we talk a little bit about the medicaid proposal? guest: the caller was talking about medicaid. there are a lot of copays in the current medicaid program. states do have some flexibility in this area, but one thought about the ryan plan is the federal contribution for medicaid is reduced. states theoretically could run the program more efficiently. 's prop
modot -- obama can have medicare. another one right, you pay taxes on your life and then the government takes what little you did make. if you are over 67 you should not pay for anything. let's go to ernest on the republican line. ernest, are you there? caller: yes, i am. apparently, i have been on medicaid and medicare for almost all of my life since i was disabled as a child. all i see on the democrat side is always copiague -- is always copays. some people cannot afford that. i see a lot of...
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. -- to be to obama. -- beat obama. not i could go on and on about it. -- i could go on about it. and i am thinking of voting for gary johnson. host: and this tweet also speaks to that. guest: it sounds like the caller is on board with the clean hands principle. when the whole process looks a little dirty to you, that is a pretty good reason not to vote. on this point, gary johnson, who was the libertarian candidate in this cycle, running on the slogan "throw away your vote, vote for me. -- a vote for me." there are many who feel that neither party is speaking for them and a third-party candidate is a great way to voice that sense. third-party candidates already know their vote will not influence the outcome -- the outcome of the election. they are on board with the idea that their vote is expressive. host: candidates. johnson was our guest on "washington journal" just a couple of days ago on monday -- candidates. johnson was our guest on "washington journal" just a couple of days ago on monday . on candidate gary johns
. -- to be to obama. -- beat obama. not i could go on and on about it. -- i could go on about it. and i am thinking of voting for gary johnson. host: and this tweet also speaks to that. guest: it sounds like the caller is on board with the clean hands principle. when the whole process looks a little dirty to you, that is a pretty good reason not to vote. on this point, gary johnson, who was the libertarian candidate in this cycle, running on the slogan "throw away your vote, vote for me....
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the put us in massive debt, left it on obama. -- he put us in massive debt, left it on obama. these people sit here and watch these idiots on tv say these things are not true. and then they go and push based on what they're hearing instead of looking into the fact of the matter. host: mr. forbes? guest: i did make mention that spending did increased dramatically under george bush. no matter how you account for the wars, domestic spending under president obama increased very substantially to the point that it is the highest it has been without a world war. theses why we're getting massive deficits today. we have never had anything like this without a major war. you can rightly wrap the knuckles of george bush, but that does not excuse president obama for what he has done. democrats and republicans share blame for what happened with the federal reserve, not calling them to read and counto account. even though i am a republican, i am for candidates who do those things. host: c-span democrat tweets in, which your flat tax treat capital gains as income? guest: my proposal would not
the put us in massive debt, left it on obama. -- he put us in massive debt, left it on obama. these people sit here and watch these idiots on tv say these things are not true. and then they go and push based on what they're hearing instead of looking into the fact of the matter. host: mr. forbes? guest: i did make mention that spending did increased dramatically under george bush. no matter how you account for the wars, domestic spending under president obama increased very substantially to the...
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president obama is doing better. our fortunes in terms of taking back the house is tied very much to how president obama does and he seems to be doing better. there is an upbeat feeling among the democrats that we are heading in the right direction. host: have you made your decision on that vote? guest: i have to read all the details. i am concerned about borrowing money from the social security trust fund and adding that to the debt and not fully funding the social security trust fund. host: thank you for being here. we have one more segment and that is with former senator alan since been. -- former senator alan simpson. he was asked to look at the end, but issues and was asked to rput out a report. he has a new authorized biography about his life and last night there was a book party for him in washington. we'll be back with alan simpson at our table. [video clip] >> how are you? >> i am here. >> it is very important. [unintelligible] >> a trouble maker in town. >> hi! >> we wrote the book. >> it has to be about ei
president obama is doing better. our fortunes in terms of taking back the house is tied very much to how president obama does and he seems to be doing better. there is an upbeat feeling among the democrats that we are heading in the right direction. host: have you made your decision on that vote? guest: i have to read all the details. i am concerned about borrowing money from the social security trust fund and adding that to the debt and not fully funding the social security trust fund. host:...
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you know, he took too many shots at president obama. i thought president obama's jokes were better. host: arkansas. joining us now on our line for democrats. what do you think? how important is humor? caller: i think -- they have both been a very, very funny. they both said god bless america. and that is where america is. we have to have a god bless. host: thank you. you are sick, and from mary on twitter. -- here is a comment from a marry on twitter. caller: i really enjoyed it last night. host: had you seen the candidates like that before? caller: no. i am a first-time voter. i am going to vote for obama. i blame congress. i do not blame him. i think he is done a great job. when i became terminally ill, he was there for me. becamehim -- i. terminally ill during the bush administration. but i was taken care of. i am for him. host: does he ever go too far? is it appropriate to of humor and a serious time in your life any serious time for the nation's advancement? caller: i think it is. even when the doctor told me i was going to die -- i said do you have something for pain? it is im
you know, he took too many shots at president obama. i thought president obama's jokes were better. host: arkansas. joining us now on our line for democrats. what do you think? how important is humor? caller: i think -- they have both been a very, very funny. they both said god bless america. and that is where america is. we have to have a god bless. host: thank you. you are sick, and from mary on twitter. -- here is a comment from a marry on twitter. caller: i really enjoyed it last night....
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harry reid and barack obama are nowhere to be found. speaker boehner has been doing the best he can to try to find a solution. when harry reid and barack obama will not come to the table, how will we find a solution? host: our last call comes from south carolina. guest: who knows how big that is? that is huge. no one can get their mind around $16.50 trillion. let me tell you what that means. every single citizen in this country, even babies just been born, they are part of that federal debt. over $50,000 per citizen in this country. it is not sustainable. we have to start dealing with that debt. it is going to take all of our taxes. instead of talking about 2%, next time we're going to be talking about 50%. we're going to be just like greece because we are not going to be able to provide the services that we need to provide. host: good morning, the republican line. caller: i am just so frustrated as a republican because this whole fight in congress is doing nothing but driving the republicans off the cliff because what is happening is t
harry reid and barack obama are nowhere to be found. speaker boehner has been doing the best he can to try to find a solution. when harry reid and barack obama will not come to the table, how will we find a solution? host: our last call comes from south carolina. guest: who knows how big that is? that is huge. no one can get their mind around $16.50 trillion. let me tell you what that means. every single citizen in this country, even babies just been born, they are part of that federal debt....
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but then we had president obama to come in and find him and kill him. i agree with president obama. he's trying to protect our country and our nation. i am from a military family from centuries of military participation from the spanish- american war up until this war. i agree with the last caller. president obama has been ostracized and it's only because of the color of his skin. host: let's look at a comment on twitter. and this from seattle -- hazel in new jersey -- has slipped, new jersey, arlene, a republican -- in hazlett. caller: i'm a republican and when i vote, a vote for the person i feel will do the best. it's not right for people to go around knocking president obama went so far he has gotten rid of bin laden, who was the biggest terrorist going. the only thing is the bombers, it's very hard for him to go and get a bomber that is a car bomber. but i feel he has really done a lot for this country and he really loves this country. for people to go around knocking him, it does not look good in other countries that our own people are knocking our president, who really loves
but then we had president obama to come in and find him and kill him. i agree with president obama. he's trying to protect our country and our nation. i am from a military family from centuries of military participation from the spanish- american war up until this war. i agree with the last caller. president obama has been ostracized and it's only because of the color of his skin. host: let's look at a comment on twitter. and this from seattle -- hazel in new jersey -- has slipped, new jersey,...
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this is why obama will be out in 2012. host: want to let you know about special programming happening this weekend on president today on our american history tv on c-span 3. this weekend you can take a look at president de but our focus will really be on first ladies. you will see a 30-minute tour of the first lady's exhibit at the national museum of american history. you can see inaugural and evening gowns. you'll get a tour and it will be explained why the gallons were influential and what the guns have to tell us about the first lady's role in presidential administrations and is about the politics and the culture of the times. that is just part of a lot of programming that deals with present day with a focus on first lady sprayed you can see more on our website, c-span.org. also on book-tv coverage, you can go to cspan to to see our book-tv coverage. one thing you will be able to do is to see coverage live from the savannah book festival on saturday and monday and they will feature authors and books about presidents thr
this is why obama will be out in 2012. host: want to let you know about special programming happening this weekend on president today on our american history tv on c-span 3. this weekend you can take a look at president de but our focus will really be on first ladies. you will see a 30-minute tour of the first lady's exhibit at the national museum of american history. you can see inaugural and evening gowns. you'll get a tour and it will be explained why the gallons were influential and what...
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did in obama care. these are fundamental reforms to the structure of the program. in the case of medicaid, block granting it to the state. the same thing with families with dependant children in the 1990's. but that program has been extraordinarily successful. that's the model at the ryan budget follows for medicaid. get rid of the federal bureaucracy led state. and for medicare, he's got a bipartisan proposal that brings choice and competition into the medicare system and lets people control their share the limited resources. these are very positive reforms that lead the populations better off and not worse off. host: "the washington post" had a fact ticker column on the president's speech from yesterday. and they quote him, part of the speech where he says the proposed tax breaks will come more than $1 trillion for people making for than $250,000 a year. host: but this figure comes just from the fact of making the george w. bush tax cuts permanent. host: so saying that the numbers are accurate there,
did in obama care. these are fundamental reforms to the structure of the program. in the case of medicaid, block granting it to the state. the same thing with families with dependant children in the 1990's. but that program has been extraordinarily successful. that's the model at the ryan budget follows for medicaid. get rid of the federal bureaucracy led state. and for medicare, he's got a bipartisan proposal that brings choice and competition into the medicare system and lets people control...
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president obama hits the trail, leading in the polls. looking into the romney campaign -- here's what mitt romney is doing with this holiday. he will spend a family-centered day at his compound in new hampshire. for lauderdale, fla., in the burn and collar -- do you believe in american exceptionalism? caller: america is exceptional because it is not just my country, it is our country. the pride that we have in this nation should not get in the way of pragmatism. we tend to approach things in a very impractical manner. there is political fighting, there are hidden agendas and it is not certain. we all want the same thing as americans. we have a commonality of purpose which we seem to lose. too many people like corporations and foreign nations have their hands in our pockets, not just for our dollars but our technology. willis said the nation went from the fleet -- it is sad that the nation went from the fleet woods, it is staggering the growth of this nation and we have a long way to grow. we have to get our eternal -- our internal affair
president obama hits the trail, leading in the polls. looking into the romney campaign -- here's what mitt romney is doing with this holiday. he will spend a family-centered day at his compound in new hampshire. for lauderdale, fla., in the burn and collar -- do you believe in american exceptionalism? caller: america is exceptional because it is not just my country, it is our country. the pride that we have in this nation should not get in the way of pragmatism. we tend to approach things in a...
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they have blocked and blocked and blocked obama. host: looks like we're having a problem with our phones. we're losing calls partway through. let me go to the lead in the wall street journal this morning. it talks about ben bernanke's testimony -- let's listen to more of mr. bernanke posed testimony from capitol hill, somebody had to say to congress yesterday. [video clip] >> what is particularly striking is this is all pre-programmed. if you all go on vacation, it is still going to happen. it is important to think about that and work with your colleagues to see how you might address that concern at the proper time. host: let's go back to phone calls. donna is a democrat in kansas city. -- don. caller: the way we could get the economy back running is for corporate america to start hiring folks. i believe it would be their patriotic duty to do so. they are sitting on the funds. a lot of ordinary folks have been making a lot of sacrifices and it's time for corporate america to do their part. host: how would that work for corporations
they have blocked and blocked and blocked obama. host: looks like we're having a problem with our phones. we're losing calls partway through. let me go to the lead in the wall street journal this morning. it talks about ben bernanke's testimony -- let's listen to more of mr. bernanke posed testimony from capitol hill, somebody had to say to congress yesterday. [video clip] >> what is particularly striking is this is all pre-programmed. if you all go on vacation, it is still going to...
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this is the first time for president obama. president clinton was faced with a number of special prosecuting investigations and congressional investigation that were large scale. he claimed it quite often. host: we invite you to be part of our conversation about executive decision. our phone lines are open. 202-737-0002 for republicans. 202-737-0001 for democrats. 202-628-0205 for independents. you can send us an e-mail or a tweet. guest: we have a relatively recent court decision in the previous administration, a claim of privilege about the skin of u.s. attorneys being fired for partisan reasons. a judge decided that the bush administration had been wrong and they had to enter questions from congress on this. that was a startling departure. host: did it limit the concept of the powers? guest: i would say it was particular to that case. the bush white house took the position that it did not even have to show up in congressional hearings. empty chair hearing. eric holder has come to help many times to enter questions. host: wha
this is the first time for president obama. president clinton was faced with a number of special prosecuting investigations and congressional investigation that were large scale. he claimed it quite often. host: we invite you to be part of our conversation about executive decision. our phone lines are open. 202-737-0002 for republicans. 202-737-0001 for democrats. 202-628-0205 for independents. you can send us an e-mail or a tweet. guest: we have a relatively recent court decision in the...
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we have some of the worst lying going on as far as obama and joe biden. let's look at obama. the first thing he wanted to do is closed on, no bait. did he do it? no. -- guantanamo bay. did he close it? no. 38 -- the women on his staff make 38% less than the men with equal jobs. he lies about that. there is not anything that this incompetent evil man will not lie about. we need him out of office to get somebody in there that can put us back in track where we should be. host: we move onto roy on our line for independence. caller: fax matter a bunch. -- facts matter a bunch. i do not know if you heard, it covers romnesia. that appears to be a mostly republican condition where they cannot remember their positions on the issues and recent history. i am especially concerned about the auto bailout. the republicans are trying to make it look like what he wanted to do is pretty much what happened. it is the exact opposite. president obama -- it was masterful. it had to be done quick to save 1 million jobs. a lot of dealerships would close down. the government still owns about half, i
we have some of the worst lying going on as far as obama and joe biden. let's look at obama. the first thing he wanted to do is closed on, no bait. did he do it? no. -- guantanamo bay. did he close it? no. 38 -- the women on his staff make 38% less than the men with equal jobs. he lies about that. there is not anything that this incompetent evil man will not lie about. we need him out of office to get somebody in there that can put us back in track where we should be. host: we move onto roy on...
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president obama -- h -- host: president obama put out an ad. [video clip] >> there is more work to do, but you might be surprised to see the progress we've made. help spread the word. host: can you talk a little bit about president obama's jobs proposal? guest: there is a constructive role the federal government can do in creating the opportunity for input in this country, primarily dealing with issues of its structure, putting people to work to fix america's losing investment, which is our major roads, our highways, our physical and the structure in this nation, our schools, sewer treatment plants, etc. that would create the jobs that are necessary. the progressive caucus has talked about creating 5 million jobs over three years, again, making investments in with the american people need right now, and that is to renew america. if people are working we will get out of the recession quicker. private-sector jobs are going up, and that is good news. the game this last quarter was significant -- gained this last quarter was significant. there have
president obama -- h -- host: president obama put out an ad. [video clip] >> there is more work to do, but you might be surprised to see the progress we've made. help spread the word. host: can you talk a little bit about president obama's jobs proposal? guest: there is a constructive role the federal government can do in creating the opportunity for input in this country, primarily dealing with issues of its structure, putting people to work to fix america's losing investment, which is...
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guest: obama is trying very hard. to put it in one way or the other is not to do a service to the country at this point. we need people and we need leaders who will recognize the complexity, try to strike a compromise down the middle with what works on both sides of the political aisle and then move forward. it will not be that easy. we need as much support from as many people in this country as possible. host: the 2000 campaign focused on how to spend the surplus bill clinton was leaving for the next president. nine/11th changed everything. is there a lesson -- 9/11 changed everything. is there a lesson in that reform policy? guest: the central issue in 2000 was, what kind of world we face now the cold war is over and the soviet union no longer exists? what are we going to face and how will we face it? today our problem is, how do you face global terrorism? they are two different things. they will require two different approaches. we did not know how to handle it in 2000. unfortunately at this point, we do not quite
guest: obama is trying very hard. to put it in one way or the other is not to do a service to the country at this point. we need people and we need leaders who will recognize the complexity, try to strike a compromise down the middle with what works on both sides of the political aisle and then move forward. it will not be that easy. we need as much support from as many people in this country as possible. host: the 2000 campaign focused on how to spend the surplus bill clinton was leaving for...
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if anything that's going to anything for us, it's obama. they've already set their agendas, both romney and obama. and it's very clear to me, if you're a rich person, what you should do is vote for romney. if you're anybody else, you should vote for obama and support him. host: thank you. donna on twitter says this to us. if the middle class doesn't buy the product, no one is going to hire new workers. and from twitter, adam writes this about job creation. if voluntary interaction between human beings creates the guns. get the government out of it. and tizzy writes we have the need in the physical structure, -- next is orlando, florida. carlos, a democrat there. good morning, carlos. caller: good morning. thanks for taking my call. just want to speak on this outsourcing thing. people need to kind of put themselves in the mindset of large companies. even though they outsource these jobs obviously to gain profits and large corporations can gain profits, keeping their jobs here, you know. they may not gain as much, so hence the outsourcing and
if anything that's going to anything for us, it's obama. they've already set their agendas, both romney and obama. and it's very clear to me, if you're a rich person, what you should do is vote for romney. if you're anybody else, you should vote for obama and support him. host: thank you. donna on twitter says this to us. if the middle class doesn't buy the product, no one is going to hire new workers. and from twitter, adam writes this about job creation. if voluntary interaction between human...
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we can do better, obama is right. but we must understand the institutions that caused the problem and the problems. host: a tweet -- how do we strike a balance? you cannot just have homes. you have to have schools and sewer systems and other infrastructure to support the homes. and still need farmland. guest: more than a third of the country's farmland. we have a billion acres of farmland. we only grow crops on 400 million acres of it. about 40% of all of our farmlands. so there's lots of farmland. there's a huge surplus of farm land. we grow a crop surpluses can export that every year. there's no shortage of farms. " there's a shortage of of, especially in places like california, where 95% of the people are confined to about 5% of the state because of urban growth boundaries, is a shortage of places to build homes. when you drive on in the interstate freeway, you might see a lot of urban sprawl. if you get off the interstate, and we have a tremendous amount of open space and forests and farms in this country, they're
we can do better, obama is right. but we must understand the institutions that caused the problem and the problems. host: a tweet -- how do we strike a balance? you cannot just have homes. you have to have schools and sewer systems and other infrastructure to support the homes. and still need farmland. guest: more than a third of the country's farmland. we have a billion acres of farmland. we only grow crops on 400 million acres of it. about 40% of all of our farmlands. so there's lots of...
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i think the country had enough of president obama. i think they respect him as an individual but he is not up to the job and they are looking for somebody new. i think the republicans had a golden opportunity. i still think they have a golden opportunity. if you take a look at these polls, they are not that. -- not bad. i think the republicans have a fighting chance. i think once you get these primaries behind them, and they will be done by april in terms of we will know who the candidate is, that is a long time until november. i think the republicans can get it together. i think mayor ronnie has handled on paul beautifully. -- i think mitt romney has handled ron paul beautifully. he is going to have to be a diplomat to pull this thing together. he needs some energy and fire on the ti cket. sarah paling gave it to the last campaign. i think the republicans should not write off the selection. we are only at halftime. host: last question from me for this segment -- is a possible to know the effect of the americans elect if they are succ
i think the country had enough of president obama. i think they respect him as an individual but he is not up to the job and they are looking for somebody new. i think the republicans had a golden opportunity. i still think they have a golden opportunity. if you take a look at these polls, they are not that. -- not bad. i think the republicans have a fighting chance. i think once you get these primaries behind them, and they will be done by april in terms of we will know who the candidate is,...
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thank you to obama. host: "usa today"has a story about the economy and private industry -- next is george in austin, texas. caller: thanks for taking my call and thanks for c-span. i am better off and i think it's due to the energy business here in texas. i think that the local and the state economy may have more influence on your personal income and finances. in this state we are benefiting from the oil and gas business that has taken off in this state. the one policy that has helped us a great deal is the health care act, because we have a because whose coverage was extended until she was. 26 that helped us a great deal financially. host: given that, as a republican, who will you vote for? caller: it's going to be really difficult to vote for mitt romney, but we will see. i am kind of undecided right now, because it is hard to vote for mitt romney. but in the state of texas we had to cross party lines a lot of times to vote, because we elect our judges. our judges are elected, so nobody votes straight
thank you to obama. host: "usa today"has a story about the economy and private industry -- next is george in austin, texas. caller: thanks for taking my call and thanks for c-span. i am better off and i think it's due to the energy business here in texas. i think that the local and the state economy may have more influence on your personal income and finances. in this state we are benefiting from the oil and gas business that has taken off in this state. the one policy that has helped...
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obama. 10% obama, 90% military. after all, the structure was already there. they were already looking for osama bin laden. you know, osama bin laden's ability to control the world was gone. seven years ago. he was out of the picture for so long. it did not matter, but it does matter, symbolically. as a republican, it is about time mr. obama starts to leak. -- lead. i took my hat off when he took care of the pirates. that was a great thing. that will not change my voting. just this one -- he led the country down for the first two years in office. that was the most important. your first expression -- your first look at somebody, that is when you get your idea in hand. he paid way too much on this health care and i do believe it was actually a nancy pelosi and harry reid -- they put him on the whole. -- in the hole. host: we leave it there. a couple of stories from the paper. "the wall street journal." host: from "the wall street journal." this is from "washington post." this is from "the washington post" as well. the administration now providing workers with on
obama. 10% obama, 90% military. after all, the structure was already there. they were already looking for osama bin laden. you know, osama bin laden's ability to control the world was gone. seven years ago. he was out of the picture for so long. it did not matter, but it does matter, symbolically. as a republican, it is about time mr. obama starts to leak. -- lead. i took my hat off when he took care of the pirates. that was a great thing. that will not change my voting. just this one -- he led...
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that figure was not going into obama care. that is what it would save with obama care from the savings from the course of health care. you keep saying, and it is the second morning in a row i have been sitting here watching this tv with the republican saying nonsense about the $700 millio billion. it is a savings. with the obama care in place we will save $19 billion over 10 years. host: thank you. guest: this is in some sense as a medical argument. it is a savings. -- a semantical argument. that savings plus 600 billion in new taxes are what finance that. it is one thing to save money and leave it in the system, in other words not using it up for a brand new program. the country is already running trillion dollar deficits. the largest that that any single president has racked up in a single term. yet we're talking about a brand new expansion of entitlements. that is done by reforms in medicare that divert money that otherwise would go there, someplace else, and 600 billion in new taxes. you can describe it how you want, but b
that figure was not going into obama care. that is what it would save with obama care from the savings from the course of health care. you keep saying, and it is the second morning in a row i have been sitting here watching this tv with the republican saying nonsense about the $700 millio billion. it is a savings. with the obama care in place we will save $19 billion over 10 years. host: thank you. guest: this is in some sense as a medical argument. it is a savings. -- a semantical argument....
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obama do his job. it's making me sick. i am a veteran and cannot get a job. i am disabled and cannot work at all. host: we will leave it there. kevin landrigan. guest: barbara is right about the fact that early in his presidency he had democratic control of the congress and got his health care reform bill passed, about the stimulus package approved. republicans argued that made the economy worse and made the economy uncertain. she raises an interesting point and that is, what do republicans want in this nominee? there's a fierce fight in new hampshire about that. do they want a moderate who can appeal to mainstream voters and independents in the general election? or a fierce conservative who will take the fight hardest to president obama in the debates? many conservatives in hampshire point to the nomination of more moderate republicans such as john mccain in 2008, bob dole in 1996, leading to battle victories for republicans. denominations of more conservative candidates like ronald reagan in 1980, le
obama do his job. it's making me sick. i am a veteran and cannot get a job. i am disabled and cannot work at all. host: we will leave it there. kevin landrigan. guest: barbara is right about the fact that early in his presidency he had democratic control of the congress and got his health care reform bill passed, about the stimulus package approved. republicans argued that made the economy worse and made the economy uncertain. she raises an interesting point and that is, what do republicans...
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president obama went to new york on a date with mrs. obama. a lot of people like the idea that their clothes and went on a date together. a lot of people raised the question of whether the taxpayers should be paying for the trip to new york when the president goes to new york to take his wife to show. that is when you could argue it may be excessive and he should stay in washington. it will come up more this year. it has already been raised at the white house by the media and others of how much he is spending taxpayer money on political events. when he gives a speech with an argument on his policies, is he entitled to do that and have the taxpayers do that? is it something purely political that he should pay for with his campaign? i am not saying this just about obama. every president i have covered has done the same thing during reelection campaign trying to mix personal and policy. it is something the other side always gets riled up about and the media focuses on. host: on twitter -- ken walsh, our last caller talked about the first lady. ho
president obama went to new york on a date with mrs. obama. a lot of people like the idea that their clothes and went on a date together. a lot of people raised the question of whether the taxpayers should be paying for the trip to new york when the president goes to new york to take his wife to show. that is when you could argue it may be excessive and he should stay in washington. it will come up more this year. it has already been raised at the white house by the media and others of how much...
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obama? [applause] host: we go next to nebraska, michelle is on the republican line. caller: i just wanted to say there is absolutely no difference between obama and romney. they pretty much a vote for this and things. the patriot act, wars, they are funded by the same people. there is pretty much no difference. host: it sounds like you will not be voting for a republican. caller: i was a delegate. i will go and change -- i will not be a republican anymore. they cut out the platform. all the rule changes. they have disenfranchised everybody there. i will not be a republican anymore. host: who is your candid it then if you will not vote for a mitt romney? caller: i will probably go third-party just to push the third party because i think we need to end the stranglehold of the two party system. host: michele, a disaffected republican from nebraska. the headline is a different story. independent line from new york. good morning. caller: thank you. i appreciate it. listening to his speech last ni
obama? [applause] host: we go next to nebraska, michelle is on the republican line. caller: i just wanted to say there is absolutely no difference between obama and romney. they pretty much a vote for this and things. the patriot act, wars, they are funded by the same people. there is pretty much no difference. host: it sounds like you will not be voting for a republican. caller: i was a delegate. i will go and change -- i will not be a republican anymore. they cut out the platform. all the...
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and still they blame obama for the lack of jobs? isn't that the republicans fault, not obama's? guest: the president has put forward a number of proposals over the past three years to try to support the economy and create more jobs. the most recent was last summer, the american jobs act. that was a piece of legislation that had a number of different proposals to try to help support the economy in the broader job market. some of the proposals the president made got through congress. for example, the payroll tax cut. the holiday we are enjoying this year -- the 2% cut. that got through congress. emergency unemployment insurance benefits. that was part of it. that got through. and, actually, the republican congress put forth a proposal as well. last week, they put forward a proposal. in fact, i think the administration has spoken positively about many of those proposals. there's a good chance that those will get through. so, i do not think it is constructive or even accurate to blame one side or the other. there are different perspectives and approaches. it would be nice if we coul
and still they blame obama for the lack of jobs? isn't that the republicans fault, not obama's? guest: the president has put forward a number of proposals over the past three years to try to support the economy and create more jobs. the most recent was last summer, the american jobs act. that was a piece of legislation that had a number of different proposals to try to help support the economy in the broader job market. some of the proposals the president made got through congress. for example,...
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it is the state and president obama put out. "i am pleased the supreme court struck down key provisions of arizona's immigration law" -- jess bravin, both sides are claiming some degree of victory. guest: that is true, because this provision establishing the statewide policy of requiring immigration checks when officers reasonably suspect someone is in the country unlawfully bedstand. however, the court did not give it an unqualified embrace. during oral arguments in april and also this opinion, justices said they were concerned about possibly people may be detained solely to check the immigration status. the court makes clear in the opinion that local offices cannot do that. if someone was going to be in custody anyway, sure, local officers can check immigration status but they were open to the possibility it could be unlawful for officials to hold someone solely to verify immigration status. host: here is the oakwood would usa today" headline very mixed message. -- here is the "usa today" headline, "a mixed message." what was
it is the state and president obama put out. "i am pleased the supreme court struck down key provisions of arizona's immigration law" -- jess bravin, both sides are claiming some degree of victory. guest: that is true, because this provision establishing the statewide policy of requiring immigration checks when officers reasonably suspect someone is in the country unlawfully bedstand. however, the court did not give it an unqualified embrace. during oral arguments in april and also...
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michelle obama speaking in washington tonight. to find out more information you can go to our c-span website, our campaign 2012 site, you can find out affirmation about those events. our topic for the first 45 minutes, take a look at the topic of medicare. paul ryan of last night talking about it at the aarp. and president obama mentioned it as part of his campaign. we are looking at voters in 55 years or older. we want to get your thoughts this morning specifically to the topic of medicare. more specifically, who do you trust, president obama or mitt romney when it comes to how they handle medicare issues? here is how you can contact us. two lines/two regions. -- two lines divided by two regions. who do you trust on medicare? "washington post" has a right up when it comes to this topic. here is the headline. the article references the white house, or at least those running to the white house when it comes to medicare. paul ryan in front of the aarp, here is a bit from the store that talks about that. that replaced in new orleans.
michelle obama speaking in washington tonight. to find out more information you can go to our c-span website, our campaign 2012 site, you can find out affirmation about those events. our topic for the first 45 minutes, take a look at the topic of medicare. paul ryan of last night talking about it at the aarp. and president obama mentioned it as part of his campaign. we are looking at voters in 55 years or older. we want to get your thoughts this morning specifically to the topic of medicare....
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obama has an edge on understanding. this is written by susan paige ford "usa today." -- for "usa today." looking at other stories from the campaign trail, obama and romney don't change course over outcry on gun violence. for the new york times, this report -- both candidates have supported gun laws in the past, but their views have shifted as americans have backed away from stricter gun laws and both men have felt a political sting from earlier positions. obama and montgomery campaigns go global, another story. secretary of state clinton says the u.s. is committed to an aids-free generation. the u.s. will keep pushing for an aids degeneration, funding more hiv drugs and medical intervention to and help turn back the global epidemic, yesterday speaking at an aids conference in washington, d.c. our question this morning is revenue have a financial plan for the picture. michael is in portland, oregon, on our independent line. the president will be in your neck of the woods today. caller: i am honored. host: talk about your
obama has an edge on understanding. this is written by susan paige ford "usa today." -- for "usa today." looking at other stories from the campaign trail, obama and romney don't change course over outcry on gun violence. for the new york times, this report -- both candidates have supported gun laws in the past, but their views have shifted as americans have backed away from stricter gun laws and both men have felt a political sting from earlier positions. obama and...
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he can only bash obama. here's a look to the more from it romney with his speech in reno about iran. [video clip] >> the lead a holiday by chance of death to america. there will not be talked out of nuclear weapons. the new the furnace, clarity, and courage that we and our allies can gather. sanctions must be forced without exception. negotiations must secure access for inspections. as it is, the iranian regime claims the right to nuclear material for supposedly peaceful purposes. this claim is discredited by years of deception. a clear line has to be drawn. there must be a full suspension of any in richmond whatsoever, period. host: "usa today" writes on the trip to europe. host: we will be tracking mitt romney's trip to europe and are hoping to bring you coverage from poland over the weekend. "the new york times" reported that the candidates talked foreign policy. they write that mr. romney spoke about foreign affairs and to that vfw. host: they have some supporting examples. a democrat from new jersey, go
he can only bash obama. here's a look to the more from it romney with his speech in reno about iran. [video clip] >> the lead a holiday by chance of death to america. there will not be talked out of nuclear weapons. the new the furnace, clarity, and courage that we and our allies can gather. sanctions must be forced without exception. negotiations must secure access for inspections. as it is, the iranian regime claims the right to nuclear material for supposedly peaceful purposes. this...
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this war began with bush and obama. the only sacrifice i have seen is we the people have sacrificed immensely because of these wars. i really do believe that when any representative wants us to go to war, i think they should have family members be sent first. truly, i would like to know if you have sacrificed yourself personally for this war. this nation is suffering its immensely because of this. guest: the short answer is no. you would not use the word " sacrifice" at all. it has been borne by the the young men and women who serve and borne by their families. they are truly the unsung heroes. they do not get medals. they have to man the home front. they have just been incredibly strong. there have been some individual examples of where some folks have had problems and other things. taken as a whole, are military families in support of their loved ones is magnificent. the only real sacrifice you can talk about this is what has been borne by the folks in uniform and more important their families. what i have done is not
this war began with bush and obama. the only sacrifice i have seen is we the people have sacrificed immensely because of these wars. i really do believe that when any representative wants us to go to war, i think they should have family members be sent first. truly, i would like to know if you have sacrificed yourself personally for this war. this nation is suffering its immensely because of this. guest: the short answer is no. you would not use the word " sacrifice" at all. it has...
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president obama and he will be accompanied at the dinner by michelle obama, vice president joe biden, secretary clinton, and former president bill clinton. finally, companies and organizations from america and europe dominated the bids for new internet addresses as a key oversight agency prepares for the largest expansion yet in the online addressing system. the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers received 1930 proposals for 1409 different internet suffixes. that was by the may 30 deadline. 6 nearly half the proposals were from north america and most of the rest came from europe. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> kenya, indonesia, hawaii, kansas, chicago, and washington. this weekend, follow david maraniss on his journey, walking in the footsteps of barack obama. live a 7:30, he takes your calls and questions. also, this weekend, conservative commentator jonah goldberg blames liberals for a war of ideas. >> american politics have been distorted for the last century and by the idea that the farther you move from the left, the closer you get the
president obama and he will be accompanied at the dinner by michelle obama, vice president joe biden, secretary clinton, and former president bill clinton. finally, companies and organizations from america and europe dominated the bids for new internet addresses as a key oversight agency prepares for the largest expansion yet in the online addressing system. the internet corporation for assigned names and numbers received 1930 proposals for 1409 different internet suffixes. that was by the may...
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obama is a flat-out lie air. anybody who pays --in the third debate he talked about needing more research. why do we need more research when this clown does not pay attention to the research out there. he told obama his policies are bogus. this is a man he recommended for the position, but he does not pay any attention to him. host: thank you for the call. this from one of our viewers. the question we have been asking is whether the tax-cut pledges still relevant. grover norquist is on newsmakers and about two and a half hours. the republican response to the president's address had this to say. [video clip] >> this week i offer congratulations to president obama along with an alternative to sending the economy over any part of the fiscal cliff. instead of raising tax rates on the american people and accepting the damage it will do, let's start to edge of the problem. let's focus on tax reform that closes special-interest loopholes and lower tax rates. instead of accepting arbitrary cuts that will endanger the nat
obama is a flat-out lie air. anybody who pays --in the third debate he talked about needing more research. why do we need more research when this clown does not pay attention to the research out there. he told obama his policies are bogus. this is a man he recommended for the position, but he does not pay any attention to him. host: thank you for the call. this from one of our viewers. the question we have been asking is whether the tax-cut pledges still relevant. grover norquist is on...
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as the president obama is asking to be reelected for his second term. but the ultimate power is in the hands of the people, and it is up to them to decide who they want to represent them. i would take exception to one thing he said, that the congress is only concerned about its re- election. that is not true. on both sides of the aisle, i would say the overwhelming majority are very concerned about the country, and we want to do the right thing. the thing that most people do not understand is that in a country this large and this diverse, what my constituents think is the right thing to do is sometimes not the same as the minority leader nancy pelosi's constituency in san francisco. or the gentleman from washington that was on the program before me, he has a much more liberal voting record than i do. he represents a more liberal part of the country in washington state. i represent a more conservative part of the country in central texas. so the beauty of democracy is, over time, we start here and we end up here, and hopefully here is for the good of the
as the president obama is asking to be reelected for his second term. but the ultimate power is in the hands of the people, and it is up to them to decide who they want to represent them. i would take exception to one thing he said, that the congress is only concerned about its re- election. that is not true. on both sides of the aisle, i would say the overwhelming majority are very concerned about the country, and we want to do the right thing. the thing that most people do not understand is...
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caller: i voted for obama. i voted for president obama. but, you know, we keep saying we are undecided. i think most of us have already made up our mind. we are looking for a reason to justify voting for either president obama or mitt romney me. -- mitt romney. host: you haven't found a justification? caller: people keep saying we are looking at these records. we understand what president obama has done. and the obscene what mitt romney has done -- and we have seen what mitt romney has done. we as people who say we are undecided -- we already know who we are going to vote for. do you know from the debate last night, i am going to let president obama finish what he started. i really think that it is born to turn around. you have to give things a chance as brigade with president bush. we continued to let him start a war that did not even a factor into the 911. iraq had nothing to do with afghanistan. that is where the problem started. i think we need to give president obama a chance. and you know for yourself -- you know for yourself that wh
caller: i voted for obama. i voted for president obama. but, you know, we keep saying we are undecided. i think most of us have already made up our mind. we are looking for a reason to justify voting for either president obama or mitt romney me. -- mitt romney. host: you haven't found a justification? caller: people keep saying we are looking at these records. we understand what president obama has done. and the obscene what mitt romney has done -- and we have seen what mitt romney has done. we...
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obama. i at -- it is ironic that you brought that up, i forget the name of it. host: superpac and his reversal on it. caller: i am disappointed in him. but you can expect it, because he is green. i am a democrat who was for john edwards. he stood up for poverty. my insurance is going sky high. i just do not trust any of them. they flip-flop too much with their policies. they run to tell us what they are going to tell us and they get nothing done. host: jim, republican line, good morning. caller: the biggest flip-flop by the president was his failure to close guantanamo bay. during the campaign, with other carelessness, said that he would close it. when he found out how needed it was, he flip-flopped and changed. he lambasting hillary for saying that she would fail to find the premium of health care payments, but now obama care does just that. he changed his mind on his contraceptive directive as well. those are some pretty big flip- flops. for someone to run for president without understandi
obama. i at -- it is ironic that you brought that up, i forget the name of it. host: superpac and his reversal on it. caller: i am disappointed in him. but you can expect it, because he is green. i am a democrat who was for john edwards. he stood up for poverty. my insurance is going sky high. i just do not trust any of them. they flip-flop too much with their policies. they run to tell us what they are going to tell us and they get nothing done. host: jim, republican line, good morning....
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that is not good for obama. romney is already accusing the obama administration of being an extraordinary failure on jobs and the economy. he will keep going in that direction. obama is talking of the 163,000 new jobs. that is good. he is blaming republicans for not passing his jobs agenda in congress. host: a similar headline in the orange county register this morning. jos report muddles. moderate republic -- moderate job increase. note illuminating help to voters who are mired in a weekly jobless recovery and flooded with familiar promises from barack obama and mitt romney. the employment snapshot seems to mix to jolt a consistently close race. with numbers going up and down the way they are, is it conceivable that the job numbers will have less of an effect on the electorate than a lot of people are writing about now? guest: i think that is true. the jobs story is over at this point. nothing is going to change between now and the election. it will continue to be bad. these monthly numbers everybody is waiting
that is not good for obama. romney is already accusing the obama administration of being an extraordinary failure on jobs and the economy. he will keep going in that direction. obama is talking of the 163,000 new jobs. that is good. he is blaming republicans for not passing his jobs agenda in congress. host: a similar headline in the orange county register this morning. jos report muddles. moderate republic -- moderate job increase. note illuminating help to voters who are mired in a weekly...
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obama's in addition twitch. one of them, senator richard durbin of illinois, wrote the original dream act 11 years ago, the second ranking democrat, and he was elated to see the huge crowd, quote, you can't stop this force, mr. durbin said to applause from the immigrants. this is a force of people who have grown up in this country and want to be part of this future they're -- future they're crating. jake, go ahead. caller: yeah, i haven't been able to get through for six months so i hope you give me a couple of minutes about this issue. i'm a working guy, in roofing and siding for many years, long before there was a mexican for hundreds of miles hey, i wonder, the democrats mingle with hispanic hispanics, where they live. if you look at the migratory and meeting patterns of white liberals they did not live near the people they love to claim so much, blacks or hispanics. it's the working class whites that have to live with their compassion. in 1916, wao*pbd row wilson sent 5000 soldiers into blackjack pershing, s
obama's in addition twitch. one of them, senator richard durbin of illinois, wrote the original dream act 11 years ago, the second ranking democrat, and he was elated to see the huge crowd, quote, you can't stop this force, mr. durbin said to applause from the immigrants. this is a force of people who have grown up in this country and want to be part of this future they're -- future they're crating. jake, go ahead. caller: yeah, i haven't been able to get through for six months so i hope you...
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also, there is some stuff on the internet that obama -- obama was speaking with a tag on it. how can this be kept quiet? host: sounds like you have left -- made up your mind. caller: i could say the same thing about mitt romney, who destroyed his computers to hide his records. host: do you think that's he should release more of his tax returns? caller: i do not care. that is his business. talking about a 47%, that is a true statement. turning this around, it is like what is going on in libya. the butt is supposed to stop somewhere. host: sounds like you have made up your mind. what are you are -- what are you on the fence about? caller: how can we know who to vote for when the truth is not out there. host: alonso. caller: this last caller is a prime example as to what is going on with this election. everyone wants to think that mr. obama is some sort of secret muslim with a secret agenda. i mean, it is bull. the man is a wonderful person. the first black man to be on the harvard law review, a constitutional scholar. come on. host: have you made up your mind? caller: i saw cnn
also, there is some stuff on the internet that obama -- obama was speaking with a tag on it. how can this be kept quiet? host: sounds like you have left -- made up your mind. caller: i could say the same thing about mitt romney, who destroyed his computers to hide his records. host: do you think that's he should release more of his tax returns? caller: i do not care. that is his business. talking about a 47%, that is a true statement. turning this around, it is like what is going on in libya....
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maybe obama sabina example right now and make a little compromise. -- maybe obama should lead by example right now and have compromised. what about a 10% flat tax? when not make everybody happy and flat tax everything? host: back to the telephones. caller: yes, they do not talk about the things -- you talk about taxes. what about taxing us on our wages? the supreme court voted against that. they do that -- in know, the poor people are getting poorer. the middle class is cut out. are either rich or you are poor. there is no middle class anymore. host: and that the wall street journal, their front page -- back to the telethons, panama city on the line for republicans. go ahead. caller: yes, good morning. i just wanted to say, we should be able to vote to congress out on no-confidence. we should have been no confidence bill to get them all out. >host: do you think that would work? caller: it would be better than what we have now. look at what it costs us per day. we are in a gridlock. it is causing tax payers millions of dollars. let's vote about and start over. host: what makes you think i
maybe obama sabina example right now and make a little compromise. -- maybe obama should lead by example right now and have compromised. what about a 10% flat tax? when not make everybody happy and flat tax everything? host: back to the telephones. caller: yes, they do not talk about the things -- you talk about taxes. what about taxing us on our wages? the supreme court voted against that. they do that -- in know, the poor people are getting poorer. the middle class is cut out. are either rich...
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obama is a muslim. what he is trying to do in this country is install a socialism government, like his father did in kenya. obama almost has us bankrupt right now. we are $16 trillion in debt. once there is unrest in the streets, then he will order his rebels in the middle east to make their move and all the muslims in america to make their move and the country is overthrown. people like yourself do not understand what is going on, i do not know if you are familiar with the nuremberg trials, where the nazi officials and military officials were brought to trial in 1949. the people of germany were pleading ignorance to the fact that there were furnaces burning the jews. you are pleading ignorance. that is what you are going to do when this happens in america. host: i am only stating what we read in news reports and what the president has said. i am sorry that you feel we are giving a perspective, but our goal here is to share with you what we find, i can share more articles of president obama talking abou
obama is a muslim. what he is trying to do in this country is install a socialism government, like his father did in kenya. obama almost has us bankrupt right now. we are $16 trillion in debt. once there is unrest in the streets, then he will order his rebels in the middle east to make their move and all the muslims in america to make their move and the country is overthrown. people like yourself do not understand what is going on, i do not know if you are familiar with the nuremberg trials,...
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president obama says action is needed. "ere's the store in "usa today -- and the headline of the "washington times" -- mayor michael bloomberg of new york was on meet the press yesterday. here's his perspective on whether the congress and the president should act. [video clip] >> if you stop people who have psychiatric problems, who have criminal records, substance abuse problems, if you stop every one of them from buying a gun, i cannot promise this articular event would not have taken place, but this particular event is just one of a series that happens again and again. a big chunk of those would have [indiscernible]. it's like saying there's no reason to have speed limits. if congress were to act, if congress were not so afraid of the nra, if they were to stand up and do what's right for the american public, we would all be a lot better off. host: mayor michael bloomberg yesterday. our question for you is whether gun laws should change? the wall street journal as the deadline-- -- headline -- now allison from trenton on
president obama says action is needed. "ere's the store in "usa today -- and the headline of the "washington times" -- mayor michael bloomberg of new york was on meet the press yesterday. here's his perspective on whether the congress and the president should act. [video clip] >> if you stop people who have psychiatric problems, who have criminal records, substance abuse problems, if you stop every one of them from buying a gun, i cannot promise this articular event...
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as far as obama, i watch him. when he went overseas and talk about how we need to apologize for everything we do. and then i heard an interview that he gave with someone when he said that after his mother- in-law had surgery that it would be a good idea if an older person lived on pain pills instead of having their problem taken care of. another thing, and egos around the country and talks, he looks almost like the rabble-rousers' when he goes around the country, it looks almost like a rabble rouser. host: gene is an independent. good morning at. -- jean. caller: i will not vote for paul ryan. i have been watching -- i watch c-span a lot and the commentaries on the other political channels. he does not ring true to me. i had been watching before he was on the ticket and have been following it for years with john boehner and his congress. i will not vote for anybody of john boehner's crowd. host: ok. a little bit more insight into the polling. a rasmussen poll fromepo the weekend -- is more from the vice-president
as far as obama, i watch him. when he went overseas and talk about how we need to apologize for everything we do. and then i heard an interview that he gave with someone when he said that after his mother- in-law had surgery that it would be a good idea if an older person lived on pain pills instead of having their problem taken care of. another thing, and egos around the country and talks, he looks almost like the rabble-rousers' when he goes around the country, it looks almost like a rabble...
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have to say economic -- president obama's e. could rise -- economic advisers must be pulling their hair out when the talks like that. the fact is we have not tried it, that is the problem. right now the u.s. has the highest corporate tax on earth except for ivory coast. and the highest corporate tax on earth. you have really high income taxes, too. the reason we have really high income taxes is we do not have a value added tax. the fact is we have not tried trickle-down puritawn. every company is locating new activity offshore, because the average tax rate for u.s. multinationals is around 17%. if they invest in the u.s., they have to pay 39 percent signed. i am going to put it over there. the class warfare the president is playing is the reason why we have a 9% unemployment. it is because we're basically tracing capital punitively. we're chasing it away from the country. his people know that. and he has very smart, sound advice. the fact is if we do not get america back into the game in the corporate tax base, if we do not make
have to say economic -- president obama's e. could rise -- economic advisers must be pulling their hair out when the talks like that. the fact is we have not tried it, that is the problem. right now the u.s. has the highest corporate tax on earth except for ivory coast. and the highest corporate tax on earth. you have really high income taxes, too. the reason we have really high income taxes is we do not have a value added tax. the fact is we have not tried trickle-down puritawn. every company...
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obama. i believe they put ryan on the ticket before they were -- when he came up with his plan before, they were trying to privatize medicare and now that he is on the ticket, there is some much fear going on, he is operating around with his mother saying they want to keep everything the same. i do not really trust the republicans right now on the ticket as far as what they are saying. host: is the under 35 voter, how important is this medicare debate to you? caller: i know you asked the previous caller and i do not know how much they're trying to scare the public. i kind of figure it will not be there by the time i get to that age. i kind of fear for my parents because they are 56. we are not well off. this is something my parents will really need. they will need the money to be there by the time they get a little bit older. host: gloria from california. thank you for getting up early and calling in. i want to take it in another comment from facebook -- host: we will get into those issues i
obama. i believe they put ryan on the ticket before they were -- when he came up with his plan before, they were trying to privatize medicare and now that he is on the ticket, there is some much fear going on, he is operating around with his mother saying they want to keep everything the same. i do not really trust the republicans right now on the ticket as far as what they are saying. host: is the under 35 voter, how important is this medicare debate to you? caller: i know you asked the...
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obama is not. a republican poll said 2/3 of people thought obama was a weaker leader than they thought he would be. only 20% thought he was a stronger leader. 51% said strong leadership applies to obama. that is very low for a sitting president. and bush, whether you agreed with a more lot, people saw him as a strong leader. he made the campaign about not just the past, his record, but also the future. also, about his opponent. we were talking about this morning. i went back and got the speech of the convention. it says it all. after acknowledging everybody, the president's election as a contest for the future. i'll tell you where i stand, widely, and where i want to take this country in four years. obama has not done that. it has been about my opponent is a weird, rich vampire who cannot be trusted because he will still your money and send it to a swiss bank account. this is not been a campaign in which he has said look in my record, i am proud of it. i just think the dynamic is different. bush wa
obama is not. a republican poll said 2/3 of people thought obama was a weaker leader than they thought he would be. only 20% thought he was a stronger leader. 51% said strong leadership applies to obama. that is very low for a sitting president. and bush, whether you agreed with a more lot, people saw him as a strong leader. he made the campaign about not just the past, his record, but also the future. also, about his opponent. we were talking about this morning. i went back and got the speech...
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would succeed barack obama in the u.s. senate. what followed for jackson, who is 47 years old, has been a political, professional, and personal free-fall that has left his career in at that timers and his political future in question. one of the points from the story -- in late 2010, his wife, sandy jackson, told the "chicago tribune" about an affair that the congressman had nearly ended their own marriage . host: our question, how much do you need to know about members of congress? our phone lines are open. we have a call from connecticut. good morning. welcome to the conversation. caller: good morning. i would like to say three things, as someone who has suffered from profound mood disorder in my life. the first of which is somebody's medical records, as somebody who has been particular bipolar disorder, are going to look a great deal different from somebody who suffered a heart attack. i think it's really important to be sensitive to that, because there could be things in that medical record though not necessarily harmful, coul
would succeed barack obama in the u.s. senate. what followed for jackson, who is 47 years old, has been a political, professional, and personal free-fall that has left his career in at that timers and his political future in question. one of the points from the story -- in late 2010, his wife, sandy jackson, told the "chicago tribune" about an affair that the congressman had nearly ended their own marriage . host: our question, how much do you need to know about members of congress?...
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or president obama, i should say. a state of the union address to make his side of the argument saying the republicans are the obstruction to the government? i'll take my answer off the air. guest: thank you. president obama was giving speeches like that for a while. a free speech was the one he gave in kansas. i like that speech better than anybody except the president of the chamber of commerce biggest that was the place where teddy roosevelt gave a famous speech on the new nationalism. he talked a lot about our obligations to each other and he did mention that the jobs bill that he proposed, most has been bottled up in the congress. right tok that you're raise this as a broader question in the campaign. that question is a cent - question- what doo-doo we do whn some of us fall onto a hard times? it troubles me that people who get government benefits are always seen as leading on the community because they do not want to work. we invest in people in this country. we invest in people on the front end. i got governmen
or president obama, i should say. a state of the union address to make his side of the argument saying the republicans are the obstruction to the government? i'll take my answer off the air. guest: thank you. president obama was giving speeches like that for a while. a free speech was the one he gave in kansas. i like that speech better than anybody except the president of the chamber of commerce biggest that was the place where teddy roosevelt gave a famous speech on the new nationalism. he...
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he identified with president obama as obama was running for office. when he won, he netted his first goal to be the first black president of this very old -- he made his first goal to be the first black president of this merry old high school. he shocked nobody more than himself. he won. he became the first black president at this catholic high school. he turned his life around. he had a struggling student. his grades got better. he got into college. he got into a salt and now he is at villanova. -- she got into lasalle -- he got into lasalle, and now he is at villanova. host: when he got into college, his mother celebrated by decorating her apartment. she worried about sending him to college. she only had $28 in direct count -- $28 in her account. guest: his mother had been unemployed for a very long time. her unemployment benefits had run out. she was watching this very channel, c-span, watching sessions of congress, trying to see if her benefits would be extended, if there was any way she would be able to put a downpayment toward her son's college
he identified with president obama as obama was running for office. when he won, he netted his first goal to be the first black president of this very old -- he made his first goal to be the first black president of this merry old high school. he shocked nobody more than himself. he won. he became the first black president at this catholic high school. he turned his life around. he had a struggling student. his grades got better. he got into college. he got into a salt and now he is at...
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host: president obama. guest: obama. his plan right now -- he has hinged a lot of his hopes, hitched to the idea of continuing tempered incentives for the economy, temporary tax cuts, trying to pass additional aids to states and additional infrastructure spending. he is on the more -- people would say that may help, but we also need permanent fixes for these things. on that front, he has struggled to either articulate a plan of his own that can begin to gather public support and put pressure on the republicans or to find a way to bring the republicans to the bargaining table. it has been perhaps an unfortunate case where neither side may be feels a strong urgency of coming together and negotiating or seeking compromise. so, i guess it sets the stage for an election year fight where obama casts himself in his words perhaps fighting for the middle class, trying to make the rich pay a little more to bring down a federal deficits while also acknowledging the need for spending cuts if we're going to get the fiscal house in or
host: president obama. guest: obama. his plan right now -- he has hinged a lot of his hopes, hitched to the idea of continuing tempered incentives for the economy, temporary tax cuts, trying to pass additional aids to states and additional infrastructure spending. he is on the more -- people would say that may help, but we also need permanent fixes for these things. on that front, he has struggled to either articulate a plan of his own that can begin to gather public support and put pressure on...
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he has gone against obama, president obama and the entire house of representatives. there was a mexican citizen who was arrested on charges of murder and he was sentenced to death. he was not given representation by a mexican attorney. rick perry was strongly urged by the president and the house of representatives to provide that so we can have the sort of representation at our citizens are arrested. and the other specific example i do not approve of is i just recently heard after the supreme court approved that obama's health care policy, rick perry, i read in the news, he rejected the majority of that plan. i just feel like that is a problem. host: will take a look at other stories as we discuss if you approve of the job you're governor is doing. this is from "the washington post." that is then this morning's "the washington post." you're on "washington journal." you do not have a governor. i guess we're talking about the mayor. caller: i guess we can. everyone needs to be accountable for themselves. host: we will leave it there and move on to mike on our line. cal
he has gone against obama, president obama and the entire house of representatives. there was a mexican citizen who was arrested on charges of murder and he was sentenced to death. he was not given representation by a mexican attorney. rick perry was strongly urged by the president and the house of representatives to provide that so we can have the sort of representation at our citizens are arrested. and the other specific example i do not approve of is i just recently heard after the supreme...